

First ever second Saturday Art Fair
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Artist Judy Schoenbaum talks with customers about her art during the first Second Saturday Art Fair at the Idyllwild Community Center site Saturday afternoon. Local Hill Champion, right, listens to the discussion. Photo by Barbara Reese

All proceeds support scholarships for local women and girls Soroptimists International of Idyllwild holds its annual fundraiser Basket Festival and Spaghetti Dinner on Wednesday, Oct. 25. Featured baskets are worth a minimum of $1,000 with many valued at nearly $2,000. Tickets are $5 each or five for $20. When one buys tickets (at the Idyllwild…
Bill Sheppard was there. Right in the center of West Coast rock and roll. Right when it was all happening. And not many know how big his career was. It turns out, Bill is so modest even his wife and sons did not know how close to the sun he flew with the groups with…
Young combat veterans, who have recently completed their military service and are now enrolled in the Veterans’ Learning Collaborative program at Pasadena City College, began their academic careers by enjoying a weekend retreat in Idyllwild.
This weekend is the 20th-annual Jazz in the Pines festival and third festival Marsha Lytle has chaired. “I feel great about it,” Lytle said Friday, Aug. 9. “Ticket sales are exceeding expectations. I’m sure the special two-day deal helped. The last two weeks have been huge. I don’t remember sales this strong this close to…
Idyllwild local and Idyllwild Arts Academy senior Ben Cruz was one of eight visual artists nationally to be awarded the highest honor by the Alliance for Young Artists and Writers — the Gold Medal Portfolio for his work in painting. Now in its 94th year, the Scholastic Arts and Writing Awards is the longest-running and…